Hunting-knife.



P. HOGLUND & 0.. OLSEN.

HUNTING KNIFE.

APPLICATION FILED N016, 1.90s.

Patented July 6, 1909.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER HOGLUND AND CHRIST OLSEN, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

HUN TING-KN IFE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Pn'rnn HocLUND and (lnms'r ()LsnN, citizens of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hunting-Knives, of which the following is a specification.

()ur invention relates to improvements in hunting knives, and has for one of its ob jects the provision of a knife in which the blade will be held locked, in either the open or closed positions so that it will be im possible to accidentally open the blade and so that the blade cannot close while it is being used, thus rendering the knife more safe to handle. As the blade is thus rigidly locked open it is much more serviceable and capable of withstanding harder usage.

Another object of our invention is the provision of a device in which a number of useful instruments may be combined inthe one, such as a knife, fork, corkscrew, saw, or other tools of a like character.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a knife and associated tools which will be useful for a great variety of purposes, which. is of simple and durable construction, and which will be thoroughly practical and efficient.

lVith the foregoing objects in view, and others as shall hereinafter appear, our i11- vention consists of a pair of side members forming the grips to the knife handle, a blade pivoted between said members, implements carried in the grip members, and means for locking the members to hold the blade locked open or closed.

The invention also comprises certain other novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as herein disclosed and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of the knife showing in dotted lines one of the implements contained in the handle. Fig. 2, is a view in elevation with one of the sides of the knife casing swung partly open in the operation of opening the blade. Fig. 3, 1s a cross sectional view of the knife taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1, to show the manner in which the handle grips are locked to secure the blade open or closed. Fig. 4, is a view of the tools or implements as withdrawn from the casing.

In the drawings: The side plates of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 6, 1908.

Patented. July 6, 1909.

Serial No. 461,356.

knife casing are designated. by 1., the back piece 2, being secured at the rear edge of one of the side plates and serving to hold the sides properly spaced, the back piece being rounded at one end and extending at right angles to form the end wall. 3, of the casing. At the opposite end, the sides are pivoted together by means of the stud or rivet l, and this pivot stud also serves as a. center for the knife blade 5, which is thus pivotally held between the sides. These slots, as seen best in Fig. 2, are disposed so that when the side plates are in their parallel closed position the said slots are diametrically oppositely disposed. The side plates are each formed with a semi-circular slot 6, partially surrounding the pivotal center thereof and the stud 7, carried by the knife blade is adapted to work in these slots. Tips 8, are carried on the free ends of the side plates and grip or handle pieces 9, are also carried by the side plates. These grips terminate short of the opposite end of the handle and are made hollow as at 10, to form in connection with the side plates, casings to receive the implements 1.1, these implements adapted to be inserted under the hollow grip members and carrying on their outward ends, the tips 12, which abut against the ends of the grips and finish off the handle at this end. The removable tips which are carried by the implements or tools have each a rounded shoulder 13, formed on their inner side to be received in the enlargement 14-, in the end of the grip which serves to properly guide the tool into the grip and retain it in position therein. A recessed portion 15, is formed in the back. of the handle to receive the corkscrew 16, the shank of which is pivoted at 17, to the back of the knife casing.

At the free end of one of the side plates is secured a hasp or loop 18, which is adapted to enter through the slot 19, in the opposite l side plate and one of the detachable tools is formed with a reduced or pointed end 20, to engage in the projecting portion of the hasp and form a retainer for the same to lock the handle parts together.

In the drawings we have shown a detachable fork and a saw as associated with the knife, but of course it will be understood that other tools may be used as desired, such as a screw driver, boring tools and the like, it only being necessary that one of the tools he of suliicient length and shaped to form a retainer for the staple carried by the opposite handle part.

V hen not in use, the knife blade is almost if not entirely inclosed and concealed within the handle so that there are no outstanding projections. When it is desired to open the knife blade, the locking tool which forms the retainer for the hasp is pulled outward to free the end thereof from engagement with the nasp, the tool being gras 38d by means of the tip carried thereby whic forms a handle for withdrawing the same. The pivot joint for the handle parts is sufficiently loose to allow the one handle part to clear the hasp of the opposite part, and the first part is swung around on its pivot center until the shoulder 21, on the back of the blade engages the end of the back piece. The stud carried by the blade is then at the outward end or terminal of the semi-circular slots in the side plates which prevents the blade from working forward or closed and the shoulder on the back of the blade being in engagement with the end of the back piece holds the blade from opening further. The retainer tool is then pushed back in place with its end in engagement with the hasp and the blade is locked rigidly open and held so. To close the knife, the retainer blade is withdrawn from engagement with the hasp, the pzln'ts swung around closed, and again locket From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, the usefulness and advantages of our invention will be readily apparent and it will be obvious that it fully and satisfactorily accomplishes all the results herein set forth as the objects of the invention.

We claim:

The combination tool comprising oppositely disposed hollow side plates forming the handle, means pivotally connecting them at one end, the pivot-end of each plate having a curved slot with the curved slots diametrically oppositely disposed, a blade mounted on the pivot of the side plates, and a stud secured in the blade and projecting from opposite sides thereof and working in said slots, and implements received within the side plates, one of which serves to lock the side plates in their closed position holding the knife operative or inoperative and provided with a tip and a shoulder receivable within an enlargement in the end of the handle.

In testimony whereof we a'HiX our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

PETER HOGLUND. CHRIST OLSEN.

i tnesses GRE'r'rUM, EMMA ()LsoN. 

